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2021 A-State  Virtual TRombone Workshop 

Workshop Registration


Schedule

All events are virtual on Zoom conferencing software.

shortly before 4:00 PM - Greetings and Welcome from Dr. Faske
4:00-5:00 PM Presentation by Christian Paarup
5:00-5:45 PM Presentation by Stan Hall on ASBOA Trombone Audition Observations
5:45-6:00 Break
6:00 - 7:30 PM Open Masterclass with Colin Williams - email Dr. Faske if you would like to perform!
7:30-8:00 PM Question and Answer Session with Colin Williams hosted by Dr. Faske


Featured Artist - Colin WIlliams

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Colin Williams joined the New York Philharmonic as Associate Principal Trombone in September 2014. He previously served as principal trombone of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, for 12 seasons, and principal trombone of the San Antonio Symphony, for three seasons. He has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra (of Washington, D.C.), and Houston Symphony.

Mr. Williams made his solo debut with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2003 performing Paul Creston’s Fantasy for Trombone. He has been a guest soloist with the San Antonio Symphony, U.S. Army Band (Pershing’s Own), U.S. Military Academy Band, Georgia Brass Band, Atlanta Wind Ensemble, Juilliard Orchestra, and James Madison University Brass Band. He has also appeared as a soloist at the Eastern Trombone Workshop and the International Trombone Festival.

Also active as a chamber musician, Colin Williams has participated in numerous festivals, including the Saito Kinen Festival Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa in Matsumoto, Japan; Grand Teton Music Festival; and Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. He has also performed with the Chicago Chamber Musicians.

Mr. Williams’s first solo CD, Roadwork, is a collaboration with his former Atlanta Symphony Orchestra colleagues Bill Thomas and George Curran. Together with Bradley Palmer at Columbus State University, the four musicians founded the Southeast Trombone Symposium in 2010: through his continuing work with the Symposium Mr. Williams has helped to educate hundreds of young trombonists.
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During his high school years Colin Williams studied with Douglass Wright. He continued his education at Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School, where his primary teachers included Philharmonic Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi and Philharmonic trombonist David Finlayson. He is an alumnus of the Music Academy of the West, now a partner in the New York Philharmonic Global Academy.


Christian Paarup

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As a multifaceted artist, Christian Paarup enjoys a varied schedule of performing as a trombonist, teaching, composing, arranging, digitally engraving sheet music, and helping trombonists find their dream instrument.

As a musician, Mr. Paarup has performed with a number of the top ensembles in Texas, including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Opera, San Antonio Symphony, Dallas Winds, Waco Symphony Orchestra, and Abilene Philharmonic. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with numerous Dallas-Fort Worth ensembles, and is a founding member of Fort Worth Brass.

As a teacher, Mr. Paarup works with students of all levels in his capacities as Adjunct Professor of Trombone at Baylor University, Adjunct Professor of Low Brass at Dallas College, and in his private lessons serving the award-winning Aledo and Burleson school districts. Mr. Paarup is also the Founder and Director of the Trombone Choir of North Texas, a rotating ensemble of high school and college aged students who perform challenging programs for their own communities throughout the year. Additionally, Mr. Paarup is a frequent adjudicator at UIL-sponsored music auditions and competitions.

As a composer and arranger, Mr. Paarup has had the pleasure of hearing his works performed at the International Trombone Festival and the American Trombone Workshop, as well as in other festivals and trombone recitals across the country.
With his publishing and engraving company, Paarup Music Editions, Mr. Paarup has helped bring to life method books, arrangements, and other instructional materials for esteemed leaders-in-the-field such as Dr. Per Brevig, Joseph Alessi, Dennis Bubert, Anthony Barfield, and Karen Houghton.

As Trombone Specialist for Houghton Horns, Mr. Paarup aids trombonists in finding the right instrument for their personal needs. He also creates content for the shop’s social media accounts and travels to various trade shows across the company to interact with customers.

Mr. Paarup holds degrees from Baylor University (BM), where he graduated magna cum laude, and the Manhattan School of Music (MM). His primary teachers include David Finlayson, Brent Phillips, and Dennis Bubert. He is a member of the DFW Musicians Union Local 72-147.

Mr. Paarup lives with his lovely wife, Victoria, and their two cocker spaniels, Barmy and George, in their home in Fort Worth, TX.


HOST - Dr. Bruce Faske, Arkansas State University

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Bruce Faske is Artist/Assistant Professor of Trombone at Arkansas State University. He currently serves as Second Trombonist of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Principal Trombonist of the Delta Symphony Orchestra, first trombone of the Diamond Brass Band, and second trombonist of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra Hot Summer Nights Music Festival. Prior to A-State, he served as Adjunct Instructor of Trombone and Euphonium at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Faske has performed with the Dallas Opera, San Antonio Symphony, Tuscaloosa Symphony, Waco Symphony, the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, and fellowships with the Festival Institute at Round Top, TX and the National Music Festival in Chestertown, MD. In 2011 and 2013, he was a Participant in the Alessi Seminar, a week long, international workshop led by Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic. He has presented clinics for the Arkansas Bandmasters Association Convention, Arkansas Music Educators Association at the Arkansas State Music Convention, Arkansas Small Band Association All-Star Clinic, Big 12 Trombone Conference, and public school band programs in Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Faske has given recitals and masterclasses at West Texas A&M University, Louisiana Tech University, Baylor University, Ouachita Baptist University, and Colorado State University, as well as solo performances with the Arkansas State University Wind Ensemble, the Diamond Brass Band, the Southeastern Symphonic Winds at the 2014 Southeastern Oklahoma Band Directors Association Clinic, the University of Alabama Wind Ensemble at the 2013 Alabama All State Festival, the Huxford Symphony Orchestra at the University of Alabama, the University of West Georgia Brass Ensemble, the Texas State University Concert Band, the Baylor Symphony Orchestra, and numerous public school bands. Bruce Faske earned degrees from the University of Alabama (DMA), Baylor University (MM), and Texas A&M University-Commerce (BSM). His teachers include Jonathan Whitaker, Brent Phillips, Jimmy Clark, John McCroskey, Joseph Cox, Don Lucas, and Larry Campbell. 

​Bruce Faske is a proud Trombone Artist for the Edwards Instrument Company, performing on the T-396A Alessi model trombone with Griego Mouthpieces.

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